Summary:
The city of Follansbee, West Virginia is home to two elementary schools, Brooke Primary School North and Brooke Intermediate School North, which serve students from kindergarten through 4th grade. Both schools are part of the Brooke County Schools district and demonstrate strong academic performance, with Brooke Intermediate School North ranking in the top third of West Virginia elementary schools.
Brooke Intermediate School North stands out as the stronger performer of the two, with its students scoring above the state average on the 2023-2024 WV Assessment tests in both math and English language arts for 3rd and 4th grades. The school's 3rd grade math proficiency rate was 57.8%, compared to the state average of 53.2%, and its 4th grade math proficiency rate was 54.6%, compared to the state average of 47.6%. Similarly, the school's 3rd grade English language arts proficiency rate was 48.2%, compared to the state average of 46.3%, and its 4th grade English language arts proficiency rate was 49.4%, compared to the state average of 46.6%.
While the schools demonstrate strong academic performance, they both have a very high percentage of white students, ranging from 95.21% to 95.62%, with low representation of other racial/ethnic groups. This lack of diversity may be an area for the district to explore and address. Additionally, the spending per student at Brooke Primary School North ($13,669) is slightly higher than at Brooke Intermediate School North ($12,921), which may suggest some funding disparities between the two schools.
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